In 1999, Sum 41 signed an international record deal with Island Records and released its first EP, Half Hour of Power, in 2000. The band released its debut album, All Killer No Filler, in 2001. The album achieved mainstream success with its first single, "Fat Lip", which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. The album's next singles "In Too Deep" and "Motivation" also achieved commercial success. All Killer No Filler was certified platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom and triple platinum in Canada. In 2002, the band released Does This Look Infected?, which was also a commercial and critical success. The singles "The Hell Song" and "Still Waiting" both charted highly on the modern rock charts.
The band released its next album, Chuck, in 2004, led by singles "We're All to Blame" and "Pieces". The album proved successful, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200. In 2007, the band released Underclass Hero, which was met with a mixed reception, but became the band's highest-charting album to date. It was also the band's last album on Aquarius Records. The band released the album Screaming Bloody Murder, on Island Records in 2011 to a generally positive reception, though it fell short of its predecessors' commercial success. The band's sixth studio album, 13 Voices was released in 2016. IMPALA awarded the album with a double gold award for 150,000 sold copies across Europe. The band's seventh studio album Order in Decline was released on July 19, 2019. The band is in production of their eighth studio album titled Heaven and Hell. A release date has yet to be announced.
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After signing with Island Records in 1999, Sum 41's first EP, Half Hour of Power, was released on June 27, 2000.[9] The first single released by the band was "Makes No Difference", which had two different music videos.[10] The first video was put together using the video clips sent to the record label, and the second showed the band performing at a house party.[11] The album was certified platinum in Canada.[12]
Sum 41's first full-length album, All Killer No Filler, was released on May 8, 2001.[13][14] The album was very successful; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in August 2001.[15] "Fat Lip", the album's first single,[16][17][18] achieved significant chart and commercial success; it topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart as well as many other charts around the world.[19] The song remains the band's most successful to date. After "Fat Lip", two more singles were released from the album: "In Too Deep" and "Motivation".[16][13][20] "In Too Deep" peaked at number 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Motivation" peaked at number 24 on the same chart.[21] The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number nine on the Top Canadian Albums chart.[22] The album was a commercial success, and was certified Platinum in the United States, UK, and triple platinum in Canada[23][24] The album's name was taken from the initial reaction from Joe Mcgrath, an engineer working in the studio.[25]
The band spent much of 2001 touring; the group played over 300 concerts that year before returning to the studio to record another album.[26] The band took part in the 2001 Vans Warped Tour[27] and the Campus Invasion Tour.[28] In April 2002, the band went on a month long tour called the Sum Like it Loud Tour.[26] In October 2002, the band went on a month long tour called the Sum on Your Face Tour.[29]
On November 26, 2002, the group released its second album, Does This Look Infected?[30][31] The special edition came with a DVD, Cross The T's and Gouge Your I's. Whibley said of the album: "We don't want to make another record that sounds like the last record, I hate when bands repeat albums.[32] The album featured a harder and edgier sound, and the lyrics featured a more serious outlook.[33] The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number eight on the Top Canadian Albums chart.[34] It was certified Platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.[35][36]
The first single released from the album was "Still Waiting",[37] which peaked at number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[21][37][38] The second single, "The Hell Song" peaked at number 13 on the chart.[21] "The Hell Song"'s music video depicted the band members using dolls with their pictures on them and others, such as Korn, Kiss, AC/DC, Snoop Dogg, Destiny's Child, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, and Pamela Anderson.[39] The third single, "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)", had a video released exclusively in Canada and on the band's website, featuring live shots of the band.[40] The video also appeared on the group's live DVD, Sake Bombs And Happy Endings (2003), as a bonus feature.[41] The band again began a long tour to promote the album before recording the group's third studio album.[16]
In honor of Pelletier, Sum 41 named its next album Chuck; it was released on October 12, 2004.[44][47] The album charted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.[48] It also peaked at number two on the Canadian Albums chart.[49] The album received positive reviews,[50][51] and was certified Platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.[52][53]
The first single from the album was "We're All To Blame",[54] which peaked at number 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[55] It was followed by "Pieces",[56] which reached the top of the charts in Canada.[57][58][59] The next single was "Some Say", released only in Canada and Japan.[citation needed] The last single from the record was "No Reason", released at the same time as "Some Say", but with no music video.[citation needed] It was released only in Europe and the US, where it reached number 16 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[citation needed] In 2004, the band went on a co-headlining North American Tour with Good Charlotte.[60] The band joined Mötley Crüe on their Carnival of Sin summer tour as an opening act.[61]
A documentary of the band's experience in Congo was made into a film called Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo and later aired on MTV.[62][63][64][65] War Child released it on DVD on November 29, 2005, in the United States and Canada.[62][63][64][65] Following the album's release, the band went on a tour with Good Charlotte until 2006.[66] On December 21, 2005, Sum 41 released a live album, Happy Live Surprise, in Japan.[67][68] The CD contained a full concert recorded live in London, Ontario.[68] The same CD was released March 7, 2006, in Canada under the name Go Chuck Yourself.[67][68] The band played videos before its set that were deemed "unsuitable for children".[69] Controversy arose over some of the videos' violent content.[69]
On May 10, 2006, Dave Baksh announced in a statement through his management company that he was leaving Sum 41 to work with his new band, Brown Brigade, which has a more "classic metal" sound.[5][70] Baksh cited "creative differences" as the reason for his departure, but claimed that he was still on good terms with the band.[70]The next day, Whibley confirmed Baksh's departure and announced that the band would only replace him with a touring guitarist, who would not have any decision-making power in the band or be in videos, photo shoots, or albums.[71] The band hired Gob frontman and guitarist Tom Thacker to replace Baksh.[5][71]
Recording of the band's fourth studio album, Underclass Hero, began on November 8, 2006, and finished on March 14, 2007.[citation needed] On April 17, 2007, the band released a song on iTunes, "March of the Dogs".[72][73] Although not a single, the band released it early because, according to Whibley, "the record [wouldn't] be out until the summer".[citation needed] Whibley was threatened with deportation for the song, because he metaphorically "killed the president" on it.[73][74]
The album, backed by the first single and title track, "Underclass Hero", was released on July 24, 2007.[73][72][75] Despite mixed reviews,[76] the album was a commercial success, debuting at number seven on the Billboard 200[48] and at number one on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, the band's highest US chart position to date.[77] It also peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums chart[49] and on the Alternative Albums chart.[78] Two more singles were released from the album, "Walking Disaster"[79] and "With Me".[citation needed] Underclass Hero was certified Platinum in Canada.[80] On September 15, 2007, the band headlined the House of Blues with Yellowcard.[81]
In October 2007, the band began the Strength in Numbers Tour, a tour of Canada with Canadian band Finger Eleven; Die Mannequin opened each of Sum 41's shows.[82] During the tour, Whibley sustained a herniated disk.[82] As a result, the group cancelled the rest of its shows.[82] After Whibley recovered from his injury, the band continued the Underclass Hero tour in March 2008 and toured until early July, when the group began preparation for its next album.[83]
Sum 41 released a greatest hits album in Japan titled 8 Years of Blood, Sake and Tears in November 2008.[84] The album included a previously unreleased song, "Always", and a DVD, which contains each of the band's music videos.[84] On March 17, the band released the worldwide version of the album titled All the Good Shit.[85][86]
In July 2009, the band was an opening act for The Offspring on their Shit is Fucked Up Tour.[87] Drummer Steve Jocz confirmed that Tom Thacker was now an official member of Sum 41, and would take part in the writing and recording.[88] On November 5, 2009, Whibley posted a blog on the band's MySpace page announcing Gil Norton as the producer of the band's upcoming album, also saying that 20 songs were already written for the album.[89] In an interview with Tom Thacker, some working titles for songs for the new album were confirmed, including "Panic Attack", "Jessica Kill" and "Like Everyone Else".[90] Pre-production for the new album took 13 days in December 2009, with the band officially entering the studio to begin recording at Perfect Sound Studios on January 26, 2010. The new studio album, titled Screaming Bloody Murder,[91] was expected for a late 2010 release, but was delayed until early 2011.[92] The band finished recording on June 24, 2010, just before joining the 2010 Warped Tour. While the group was on the tour, the new album entered the post-production stages of mixing and mastering.[92] A new song called "Skumfuk" was leaked online on July 6, 2010.[93] In an interview with Canoe.ca, Steve Jocz said that while producer Gil Norton was originally hired to engineer the new album, he was only around for a week and Sum 41 self-produced the record.[92] From October to November 2010, the band headlined the Eastpak Antidote Tour [de].[94][95] 2ff7e9595c
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